Presario S4100NX upgrade.

I have a Presario S4100NX Windows XP.

I have some old software I don't want to replace, but it works on XP.

Can I transplant my hard drive into a newer PC?

It will not start if you plug the hard drive into any modern computer and even if it would be you won't find Windows XP drivers for most of the other material like ethernet, video, etc. Your best bet is to run Windows XP in a virtual machine on Windows 7 or Windows 8. You might image of the hard disk and restore programs and others to the virtual XP installation.

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